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Category: In-Depth Features
How the States Abandoned Their Firefighters
Explosions and collapsing roofs aren’t the only dangers firefighters face. The real killer is cancer. While the U.S Fire Administration reports 65 on-duty fatalities in…
The Conspiracy to Kill the Men & Women Who Built America
Millions of construction workers are exposed to toxic chemicals every year. Over 80,000 of the chemicals used in the U.S. aren’t publicly registered, leaving workers…
Asbestos in Our Nation’s Schools: A Ticking Time Bomb
As our nation’s school buildings age and begin to deteriorate, literally millions of people – teachers and students – are being exposed to deadly asbestos…
How Our Nation’s Nursing Homes Became the Eighth Ring of Hell
Well over 1 million elders are living in nursing homes across the U.S. — a lot of potential customers for a corrupt industry with nothing…
